Nexuiz, a free-as-in-speech (GPL) Quake DeathMatch style FPS has hit version 1.0. From the announcement page:
> After many years of development, Nexuiz has been released to the > public! Nexuiz is a fast-paced, chaotic, and intense multiplayer first > person shooter, focused on providing basic, old style deathmatch. The > 1.0 release weighs in at 161MB, and includes 17 maps, 28 playable > characters, and 10 music tracks. It is cross-platform, and supports > Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64), with Mac support coming soon > (patch to be released in the next few days). > > All of Nexuiz is licensed under the GPL, including the core engine, > the textures, maps, sounds, and models. It is extremely modder > friendly. Because of its GPL license status, it can be included in any > Linux distros or packages and is entirely free. > > Nexuiz is built on the power of the Darkplaces engine, which is a > heavily modified version of the original Quake. Darkplaces features > realtime lighting and stencil shadows, bumpmapping, gloss, bloom, and > totally rewritten network code that supports up to 64 players on a > single server. While quality gameplay was our primary goal, it's > graphics technology and artwork allows the game to compete with the > current quality of commercial games. > > Any online deathmatch fan will instantly feel at home with Nexuiz' > weapons and movement style. The fast server browser and quick loading > time allows you to jump right into a game at a moments notice and play > a quick game. > Happy Fragging! -Tim
